The first time I heard the song I can say the song is an average song until it is use in the movie Confession of a Shopaholic as a theme song. It fit the two characters in the movie and I begin to like it. Stuck with each other …

Garden of Serenity by David & Steve Gordon is one of the few relaxing audio CDs that I did not enjoy. The reason I did not find this CD to be as relaxing or as peaceful is because the nature sounds on this CD are really much too loud …

Charged GBH- one of the most legendary and longest lasting bands in the history of UK punk. Since 1978, GBH has raised hell non-stop. Their releases, with sounds ranging from classic punk to metal, never fail to become an essential piece in any rock n roll collection. As if …

When I think about all the single mothers in the world, I begin to think about my own mother. After she left my father, it was just me and my sisters and her living in this apartment that I can remember like it was yesterday. I was too young …

Wal-Mart parking lot by Chris Cagle Is a song that reminds me so much of my town right now because that is all there is to do here. They shut down the skating rink so that leaves us Wal-Mart. It�s fun to listen to this song and know …

.Off the Mechanical Resonance album by Tesla is the song Cummin Atcha Live. This song starts out with an awesome guitar dual as the intro with tons of solo licks some tapping stuff and feedback. Then it goes into the actually song which is pretty basic power chords but …

Mary J. Blige is a real great crooner. She sings from her heart and whenever I hear her sing, I know she sings sincerely as well and takes real care in her songs and the makings of it.
I have this particular CD album from her titled, Growing …

“Through The Fire”
Performer: Chaka Khan
Before I even begin writing about the song “Through The Fire” performed by the great Ms. Chaka Khan, Queen of everything funk soul, I highly recommend going out and purchasing at least one of her albums. She was and still is a powerful voice of …

Usually I’m good with words, but I’m finding it hard to describe just how amazing this band is. It’s a shame not many have heard of them, this is a band every rock-lover should hear! I guess you could say I’ve heard “Nothing Like This” before!
Heh, little reference to …

Light From Above is Black Tide’s first and only album so far, but there is supposed to be a new album coming out within the next year. The lyrics in this album don’t really have any deep meaning, but that isn’t the focus of this band. The focus is …

I purchased ‘Fender Gig Bag Deluxe Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar’ for my younger brother and it is really good and comfortable gig bag for Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar from Fender. The bag has a good padding for the guitar and along with that it has three zipper pockets in …

Aaliyah
“4 Page Letter”
One In A Million
Blackground/Atlantic
Director: Daniel Pearl
Aaliyah’s brother, Rashad, came up with the concept behind the video for this song, “4 Page Letter”. The video takes place deep within a forest-type setting where Aaliyah is first seen observing a male dancer in the middle of the forest. Next …

The Buffet R13 is a standard issue clarinet for all clarinetists that want to play the clarinet throughout their lifetime- not just to be used through your school years and put aside forever. There are two types- the silver plated and nickel plated keys. It is made of premium grenadilla …

Overview —“ Black Sabbath, the self titled debut album of arguably the most influential and also the first heavy metal band of all time is one of the albums that I personally consider started it all. The chemistry of the four members of Black Sabbath: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, …

The first time I saw John Tesh was as the co-host of Entertainment Tonight. Slowly, his musical talent began to be discussed on the show, and then he started doing recording. The rest is history for the pianist. I’m not big time into instrumentals, but every …

Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, and Pink
“Lady Marmalade”
Moulin Rouge!: Soundtrack
Interscope Records
Director: Paul Hunter
Does anyone have a mini-bar? I think I need a stiff drink after watching this trash of a music video. This new reincarnation of “Lady Marmalade” was recorded for the “Moulin Rouge!” Soundtrack by Mya, Pink, Lil’ …

Talkin’ —˜Bout You is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Out Of Our Heads. The track starts off with a nice blues-rock sounding riff before going into the main rhythm of the track which certainly continues this blues-rock feel as it’s paced with …

I like the sound of trumpet on this song Days of Elijah. It is truly splendid and was really messianic in touch as Paul Wilbur gets back people on the time of Israel’s King and forever will be reining King who is Christ Jesus.
The lyrics talk clearly about the …

E-40 is a very talented rapper that is coming out of the Bay Area. He is one of the most famous rappers ever to come out of the Bay Area. I really like his fast and lyrical rap style. He is a really good business man as well. E-40 has …

The soundtrack for the movie Twilight fits the story perfectly. It is one of my favorite CDs in my own collection. I am very picky about my music. Prior to listening to this soundtrack, I only knew of two bands that were listed.
The first time I heard the …

Venus In Furs is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their debut record, The Velvet Underground And Nico. The track starts off with a very Eastern sound to it, I’ve read that this track features Reed playing his guitar where each of his strings are tuned …

Behind Blue Eyes is a song by The Who which appears on their record Who’s Next. Unlike the traditional rock and roll sound that The Who had throughout their career, Behind Blue Eyes is certainly a ballad which carries with it a much different atmosphere and mood compared to …

Overview - Highway 61 Revisited, Dylan’s sixth effort and his first to feature a full backing band, is filled with brilliant songwriting and excellent lyrics, something I’ve always expected of Dylan after hearing a lot of his work. This album contains some of Dylan’s most well known songs of …

My Violent Heart is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on the record Year Zero. The song opens up with a very eerie rhythm played on a synthesizer which certainly gives the track an industrial feel. Reznor quickly joins in with his vocals and adds to the …

I recently purchased a Brunswick Mahogany Baritone Ukulele. After playing the ukulele for a year I was looking for something more than just a cheap beginner’s instrument and the Brunswick certainly delivered more than that.
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I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet) is a song by the White Stripes which appears on their album, Get Behind Me Satan. What I like about this song is that it’s extremely stripped down so you really get a sense of what Jack White’s voice sounds like …

Before the album was released, a few years ago, Motley Crue fans have so long waited for this group to return to the reunion. I am sure, this group would know what the fans wanted. Therefore, Motley Crue have returned with the album Red, White & Crue. This album …

I am a huge fan of musicals. Grease was one of my favorite movies of all time. Musicals just tend to be very upbeat and fun. I recently went to go see Wicked the Musical. It was not the one with the Original Broadway Cast, but it was still …

Big Bird is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and is the sixteenth and final track on their 2011 album entitled Knife Man. Opening up with the vocals singing alone, the track has a similar sound to the track to precede it, Free Bird, in that the vocal performance …

Live With Me is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Let It Bleed. The track starts off with a distinct bass line which carries the main rhythm of the track before Jagger and Richards come in with the vocals and guitar part respectively, although …

This song is a nice combination of both singers…Nelly and Fergie.
It starts off basically with Nelly leading the pack while Fergie is the main provider of the Chorus of the song with Nelly bringing up the raer or ending of the chorus. She does an absolutely great job in …

MGMT is a band that I’ve just started to listen to, and the first song which really got me hooked on them would have to be Electric Feel. Coming from their first record, Oracular Spectacular, Electric Feel is certainly a track to be an accurate representation of that album …

It’s been a while, but Linkin Park, arguably the most popular rock/rap crossover group is back with a new record. It’s just been released today and I’ve got quite a bit to say about this one so let’s get into it. It seems almost necessary to address the whole …

This album is the album that allowed The Offspring to enjoy mainstream success, and for good reason! This is easily one of their best albums with some of their best songs. This album and Americana are my absolute favorites from this band. This album has some really classic stuff …

Suggestions is a track which appears on System Of A Down’s debut self-titled record. Suggestions starts out with an acoustic guitar with a fair tempo before giving way to the vocal section and then the song gets a lot heavier in both music and in vocals. The song basically …

P. Diddy ft. Pharrell
“Diddy”
The Saga Continues…
Bad Boy Entertainment
Director: Bret Ratner
“Diddy” follows “Let’s Get It” and “Bad Boy For Life” in the line of singles and music videos from his third album “The Saga Continues…”. So far, P. Diddy has established a solid track record of successful and entertaining singles …

Undercover Of The Night is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Undercover. I’m not exactly sure how to adequately describe the introduction of this song, it sort of has a disco rhythm to it or sort of a funk rhythm, whatever it is, it’s …

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has been becoming increasingly popular over the years, especially during the holiday season. I recently purchased The Lost Christmas Eve album, which, obviously is a Christmas album. It is hands down the best Christmas CD I have ever heard in my life. It …

R. Kelly ft. The Game
“Playas Only”
TP-3: Reloaded
Jive Records
It looks like R. Kelly is no longer trapped in the closet in this second single and music video from his solo album, “TP-3: Reloaded”. Here, he teams up with a rapper who (quite possibly) stole his name from a 1997 David …

This guitar is the second guitar that I purchased. The first guitar that I bought was a Mexican Stratocaster. This Ibanez brand guitar has some cool features, but it just wasn’t for me. I really prefer my Strat over the Ibanez. I honestly don’t really know why I bought …

I have never loved any R n b artist until Chris Brown. He is truly a brilliant artist with a very lovely and unique voice. Not that other singers don’t have his talent, but Chris Brown sure is one of the best I guess in the modern songs I …

The Fender Frontman is a great amp, and is one of the few things that aren’t crazy expensive that Fender makes that are actually good! I don’t need a lot of special effects, I just need really good gain/ overdrive mode, and this amp really has it! It …

Space Rock is a song by Weezer which appears on their record Maladroit. The song opens up with the extremely characteristic power pop sound that Weezer has developed over the years led by simple guitar parts and catchy vocal melodies. Throughout the first few lines of vocals, Cuomo is …

Chicken And Meat is a song by Das Racist which appears on their first album, Shut Up, Dude. The track opens up with a fairly quick tempo led by an electronic intro before the vocals come in with a quick delivery and some catchy lines. One thing about Das …

I love listening to music and my favorite kind is hair bands from the 1980’s. To me this the music from the ’80’s says something different than what artist are trying to say now. Music from the ’80’s has depth and style and every song sounds different, …

Gates Of Tomorrow is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Dance Of Death. The track opens up with a pretty upbeat sounding guitar riff, which Harris’ bass reinforces, before leading into a slightly more aggressive section which has a slight galloping riff to it. The …

I love the album Faster Pussycat by Faster Pussycat. I had never heard of this 1980’s hair band until about 4 years ago when my boyfriend bought a DVD that had one of their songs on it and I fell in love with it.
So my sister gave me …

As a long time fan of the Backstreet Boys, I was eagerly awaiting the release of their album —˜This is Us.’ I’ve loved almost all of their past albums, especially since Kevin Richardson departed the group, so I expected that I’d love this one as well! However, I was …

Well, if the previous album, The Final Cut, was a Roger Waters album, this one is David Gilmour. It’s funny how these two albums are so completely the opposite of eachother. I prefer this one though, if I was to choose between the two. You can pretty much guess …

The Birthday Massacre is an Industrial Rock band from Canada that uses nostalgic synthesizer voices reminiscent of the eighties post punk movement as well as some pretty heavy yet catchy guitar rifts. The members of the band go by the names Chibi, the front woman, Rainbow and Micheal Falcore …